Plate

1781 (dated)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dish with orange rim and decoration in blue. Inscribed within cartouche "Louwens Dirkz Melaan / Jonkman met Aagje Christiaans Swart / Jonge Dogter getreden In den Staat des Huwelijks / Den 15 Julij / Anno 1781".

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware with painted decoration
Brief description
Dish, tin-glazed earthenware with painted decoration in blue, orange rim, made at the factory "De Porceleyne Bijl", Delft, dated 1781
Physical description
Dish with orange rim and decoration in blue. Inscribed within cartouche "Louwens Dirkz Melaan / Jonkman met Aagje Christiaans Swart / Jonge Dogter getreden In den Staat des Huwelijks / Den 15 Julij / Anno 1781".
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 25.6cm
  • Weight: 558g
Marks and inscriptions
An axe (Painted in blue)
Gallery label
(16/07/2008)
Dish
made at the factory "De Porceleyne Bijl", Delft, Netherlands dated 1781
Mark: an axe, painted in blue
Tin-glazed earthenware with painted decoration

C.673-1925
Credit line
Presented by Lt. Col. K. Dingwall, DSO with Art Fund support
Production
Attribution from the manuscript catalogue dates from about 1970 and was compiled by William Hutton of the Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio.
Bibliographic reference
The Hague. 2001, Vol.II. pp.224-243.
Collection
Accession number
C.763-1925

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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